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Fishing, Hunting & Outdoors show held at Mylan Park

The 22nd annual Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Sports Show opened at Mylan Park Saturday and continues today. More than 100 vendors fill the Ruby Community Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown. Today’s hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily admission is $12 for adults, $6 for veterans with ...

Veterans enjoy a day of hunting

BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Juan Arevalo of Barbour County grinned ear to ear as he looked into the bed of his pickup truck. A large doe lay in the truck as he and friends discussed the day’s hunt. “This is the third deer I’ve ever killed,” he said. He leaned against ...

Wear hearing protection while hunting

WVU TODAY Each fall, people across West Virginia participate in several hunting seasons from white-tailed deer to wild turkeys. Monday marks the beginning of deer season across the state. While hunters invest in safety equipment, such as blaze orange vests and tree stand harnesses, ...

The AR, AR-style rifle conundrum

Today we present the last of our gun reform proposals, and it is probably the most controversial of them all. The sale of AR and AR-style rifles should be limited, if not outright banned. We say this with the understanding that “AR” does not mean “assault rifle” or “automatic ...

SAMUEL: Interesting facts from wildlife research

COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Dogs sniff out predator kill sites We all know that dogs have better sniffers than we do. A study done in Michigan compared human technician’s ability to find predator kill sites to dogs sniffing out such sites. They were detecting kill sites of bobcats, ...

Guest essay: Let’s keep West Virginia hunters healthy

by Jon Hammond During my 15 seasons as the head coach of the West Virginia University rifle team, I have seen the importance of hunting as a part of West Virginian culture. As our folks prepare to head out for another hunting season, we should all be aware of the potential signs of ...